The Chennai Super Kings will face the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 25th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams lost their previous games.
In the last encounter, CSK suffered an 18-run defeat against Punjab Kings (PBKS). They again conceded an above-par total and failed to chase it down in the second innings.
Meanwhile, KKR suffered a narrow four-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Kolkata. They reached near a big 239-run target but failed to cross the line.
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Player: Matheesha Pathirana
Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player: Varun Chakravarthy
The track in Chennai will be slow and helpful for spinners. However, the batting won’t be highly arduous, especially with the new ball. The team winning the toss might elect to field first, with around 170 being a fighting one.
A temperature of around 32°C, with partly cloudy skies, is forecast.
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Scores | |||||
Rachin Ravindra | 65* (45) | 41 (31) | 0 (4) | 3 (6) | 36 (23) |
Rahul Tripathi (IP) | 2 (3) | 5 (3) | 23 (19) | DNP | DNP |
Ruturaj Gaikwad | 53 (26) | 0 (4) | 63 (44) | 5 (4) | 1 (3) |
Shivam Dube | 9 (7) | 19 (15) | 18 (10) | 18 (15) | 42 (27) |
Deepak Hooda | 3 (5) | 4 (9) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Curran | 4 (9) | 8 (13) | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ravindra Jadeja | 17 (18) | 25 (19) | 32* (22) | 2 (3) | 9* (5) |
MS Dhoni | 0 (2) | 30* (16) | 16 (11) | 30* (26) | 27 (12) |
Ravichandran Ashwin | DNB | 11 (8) | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Noor Ahmad | DNB | 0* (2) | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Nathan Ellis | DNB | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Khaleel Ahmed | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Matheesha Pathirana | DNP | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Vijay Shankar | DNP | DNP | 9 (6) | 69* (54) | 2* (2) |
Jamie Overton | DNP | DNP | 11 (4) | DNP | DNP |
Devon Conway | DNP | DNP | DNP | 13 (14) | 69 (49) |
Final Figures | |||||
Khaleel Ahmed | 4-0-29-3 | 4-0-28-1 | 4-0-38-2 | 4-0-25-2 | 4-0-45-2 |
Sam Curran | 1-0-13-0 | 3-0-34-0 | DNB | DNP | DNP |
Nathan Ellis | 4-0-38-1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ravichandran Ashwin | 4-0-31-1 | 2-0-22-1 | 4-0-46-1 | 3-0-21-0 | 4-0-48-2 |
Ravindra Jadeja | 3-0-21-0 | 3-0-37-0 | 2-0-10-1 | 2-0-19-1 | 3-0-18-0 |
Noor Ahmad | 4-0-18-4 | 4-0-36-3 | 4-0-28-2 | 3-0-36-1 | 3-0-32-1 |
Matheesha Pathirana | DNP | 4-0-36-2 | 4-0-28-2 | 4-0-31-1 | 4-0-52-0 |
Jamie Overton | DNP | DNP | 2-0-30-0 | DNP | DNP |
Mukesh Choudhary | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4-0-50-0 | 2-0-21-1 |
Scores | ||||
Quinton de Kock | 4 (5) | 97* (61) | 1 (3) | 1 (6) |
Sunil Narine | 44 (26) | DNP | 0 (2) | 7 (7) |
Ajinkya Rahane | 56 (31) | 18 (15) | 11 (7) | 38 (27) |
Venkatesh Iyer | 6 (7) | 22* (17) | 3 (9) | 60 (29) |
Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 30 (22) | DNB | 26 (16) | 50 (32) |
Rinku Singh | 12 (10) | DNB | 17 (14) | 32* (17) |
Andre Russell | 4 (3) | DNB | 5 (11) | 1 (2) |
Ramandeep Singh | 6* (9) | DNB | 22 (12) | DNB |
Harshit Rana | 5 (6) | DNB | 4 (8) | DNB |
Spencer Johnson | 1* (1) | DNB | 1* (3) | DNP |
Varun Chakravathy | DNB | DNB | DNB | DNB |
Vaibhav Arora | DNB | DNB | DNP | DNB |
Moeen Ali | DNP | 5 (12) | DNP | DNB |
Manish Pandey | DNP | DNP | 19 (14) | DNP |
Final Figures | ||||
Vaibhav Arora | 3-0-42-1 | 4-0-33-2 | DNB | 4-1-29-3 |
Spencer Johnson | 2.2-0-31-0 | 4-0-42-1 | 2-0-14-0 | DNP |
Varun Chakravarthy | 4-0-43-1 | 4-0-17-2 | 3-0-12-0 | 4-0-22-3 |
Harshit Rana | 3-0-32-0 | 4-0-36-2 | 2-0-28-0 | 3-0-15-1 |
Sunil Narine | 4-0-27-1 | DNP | 3-0-32-0 | 4-0-30-1 |
Moeen Ali | DNP | 4-0-23-2 | DNP | DNB |
Andre Russell | DNB | DNB | 2.5-0-35-2 | 1.4-0-21-2 |
Shivam Dube (CHE):
Noor Ahmad (CHE):
Ajinkya Rahane (KKR):
Venkatesh Iyer (KKR):
Devon Conway (CHE):
Sunil Narine (KKR):
Varun Chakravarthy (KKR):
Ramandeep Singh (KKR):
The Chennai Super Kings might be on a losing streak, but they are a formidable side at home. They have three quality spinners who will rule the proceedings. Expect CSK to win.
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